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husky

/huhs-kee/US // ˈhʌs ki //UK // (ˈhʌskɪ) //

沙哑的,粗壮的,沙哑,粗壮

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    husk·i·er, husk·i·est.

    • : big and strong; burly.
    • : having a semiwhispered vocal tone; somewhat hoarse, as when speaking with a cold or from grief or passion.
    • : like, covered with, or full of husks.
    • : made in a size meant for the larger or heavier than average boy: size 18 husky pants.
    • : for, pertaining to, or wearing clothing in this size: the husky department; husky boys.
n.名词 noun
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    plural husk·ies.

    • : a size of garments meant for the larger or heavier than average boy.
    • : Informal. a big, strong person.

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Examples

  • In 2018, an eight-year-old Siberian husky named Loki became the first dog to ascend all 58 peaks.

  • The otters’ leak capacity varied from roughly two to seven times greater than that recorded for other mammals including Alaskan huskies, humans, horses, elephant seals, and rats.

  • Depending on the song, or the moment, Springsteen’s voice has the texture of rust on a tailpipe, or moss on the cool underside of a rock, or the husky warmth and mystery of how your dad or grandfather’s whiskers felt when you were little.

  • Husky crows awake in the pine trees, and doves under the temple eaves.

  • Steel your heart against the seductive charms of these Husky belles!

  • We bade a hasty farewell to the Husky belles, and handed them into their barge.

  • I wonder what our Husky friends thought of this little bombardment!

  • Why, you don't doubt your ability to win the affections of a Husky belle, do you?